Lesson goal: At the end of the lesson you will know all about the verb 'to be'
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'To be'
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Lesson goal: At the end of the lesson you will know all about the verb 'to be'
Library time
'To be'
Slide 1 - Diapositive
The Present Simple
Grammar
The verb - to be
Slide 2 - Diapositive
The Present Simple
To be
In the present tense, the verb 'to be' (zijn) is used in the following patterns:
1. with a noun:
Joe Biden is the president of the US.
Mr Dijk and Mrs Corrigan are English teachers.
2. with an adjective:
This soup is very tasty.
The children are good.
Slide 3 - Diapositive
The Present Simple
The verb to be can be used in a shortened form?
This is used when we speak in English and nowadays, it is also common to see it in written English (although not in formal letters and texts).
It is difficult. or It's difficult.
She is on holiday. or She's on holiday.
He is a hard worker. or He's a hard worker.
I am tired. or I'm tired.
We are students. or We're students. *
They are funny. or They're funny.
You are my friend. or You're my friend. *
Slide 4 - Diapositive
The Present Simple
Be careful with some of the shortened forms:
You're = You are
Your = That something belongs to you
We're = We are
Were = past tense of are
Where = what place (Where are you?)
Slide 5 - Diapositive
Now you practice with the drag and drop exercise
Slide 6 - Diapositive
1. I am studying English.
2. He are walking the dog.
3. We is in the classroom.
4. She is good at football.
5. They are my parents.
Correct
Incorrect
(not correct)
1
2
3
4
5
Slide 7 - Question de remorquage
Timmy
in C1X.
They
never on time.
That dog
very fast.
I
always early for school.
Those boys
very noisy.
are
is
am
Slide 8 - Question de remorquage
The Present Simple
Questions
How do we make a question with the verb 'to be' ?
She is very beautiful. becomes Is she very beautiful?
Slide 9 - Diapositive
Questions
If the first verb in the sentence is am, is, or are, you switch it with the subject.
She is very beautiful. becomes Is she very beautiful?
'Is' switched places with the subject.
Slide 10 - Diapositive
She is my best friend.
she
my best friend?
Make a sentence in the Present simple, sometimes you will only need to use ONE of the boxes in the "drag and drop exercise.
Do
Does
Is
Be
Am
Are
Did
Slide 11 - Question de remorquage
They are at the club every Tuesday evening.
they
at the club every Tuesday evening?
Do
Does
Is
Be
Am
Are
Did
Slide 12 - Question de remorquage
The Present Simple
Negations
For the next exercise, turn the normal sentences using to be, into negative sentences. Pay attention to capital letters, and full stops, and the shortened form!
Use short forms! There are two ways of doing this:
I am = I'm not
You are not = You're not / You aren't
she is not = she's not / she isn't
They are not = They're not / They aren't
We are not = We're not / We aren't
Slide 13 - Diapositive
I am a very happy person. (re-write this as a negation using the short form)
Slide 14 - Question ouverte
He is almost deaf.
(re-write this as a negation using the short form)
Slide 15 - Question ouverte
They are at the pool every week. (re-write this as a negation using the short form)
Slide 16 - Question ouverte
We are at school on Saturday. (use the shortened form)